Visitors Residents Business Services Calendar Contact Us Home
Public works
Capital and Infrastructure Division Engineering Services Solid Waste Management Division Wastewater Division

Stormwater Links:

 

Click on Banner for Bureau Welcome Page

Lake Richmond Quick Facts

Orlando's Lakes

In the Richmond Estates neighborhood south of Prince Hall Boulevard between Grandola Drive and Lake Richmond Drive.   
Neighborhood Map

Lake Surface Area: 35 acres            Mean Depth: 5 ft. 4 in.         Max. Depth: 13 ft 2 in

Lake Volume: 60,500,000  gal          Aeration:  YES                     Installed: 6/92

Shoreline Length: 5,351 ft.                                                          Lake Origin:  Excavation

Predominate Drainage Basin Land Use: Residential (65%) Commercial (10%) Vacant (4%)

Park:  YES                                             Prince Hall Park (under development)

Fishing:  YES                                         Fishing in Orlando

Boat Ramp:  NO 

2007 WATER QUALITY SUMMARY SHEET

AVERAGE SECCHI DEPTH                                      2 ft. 4 in.

(an indication of water clarity)

 

AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX                          60

(water quality indicator)

 

TROPHIC STATE                                                     Eutrophic

(describes level of biological productivity)

 

2007 Trophic State Index Ranking: 73 (out of 94 Lakes)

Glossary

Comments:  A site for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservations Commission's "Urban Fisheries" program.